About this opportunity
AI summaryYork County requests proposals from qualified independent consultants or multidisciplinary consulting teams to conduct a comprehensive Data Center Impact Study. The selected vendor must assess documented and foreseeable impacts, evaluate potential effects with limited evidence, and conduct a structured community engagement process including an online resident survey available for at least 30 days. Only onshore United States organizations are eligible to bid, with work performed offsite. Prospective offerors may attend a voluntary pre-solicitation conference on November 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., and must submit inquiries through the OpenGov portal by November 24, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Offerors must submit technical and cost proposals together by mail or physical delivery to the Procurement Department by December 15, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. An evaluation committee will assess proposals across technical criteria—including firm and team qualifications and relevant experience worth 25 points—before opening and scoring fee proposals worth 10 points.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- York County
- Solicitation No.
- 3063
Scope of work
- Assess electric utility and grid infrastructure impacts
- Assess water resources impacts
- Assess environmental impacts
- Address noise and community health concerns
- Address property values and community impacts
- Address cumulative and infrastructure impacts
- Conduct community engagement and briefing with York County Council
- Conduct peer jurisdiction review and address land use and regulatory coordination
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Firm and Team Qualifications and Relevant Experience | 25 |
| Fee Proposal | 10 |
Minimum qualifications
- At least three comparable technical impact studies or similar assignments completed for governmental clients within past seven years
- Expertise in at least three specified technical areas such as electrical utility, hydrology, acoustics, air quality, public health, or data centers
- Demonstrated experience evaluating hyper-scale data centers or other industrial projects and community impacts
- Experience conducting objective community engagement on controversial or complex development issues
- Independence from the data center industry consistent with Section 2.7
- Familiarity with South Carolina regulatory and permitting requirements relevant to the proposed scope
- Authorized and/or licensed to do business in the State of South Carolina
Documents to include with your response
- Signature Sheet / Page
- Title Page
- Transmittal Letter (Tab 2)
- Technical Proposal
- Cost Proposal
- Qualifications of the Firm(s) (Tab 4)
- Qualifications of Staff for Each Firm (Tab 5)
- Conflict of interest disclosures regarding data center industry relationships within past five years
- Conflict of Interest and Independence Attestation (prior to contract execution)
Key dates
- Voluntary Pre-Solicitation Conference
- November 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
- Questions Deadline
- November 24, 2026, by 4:00 p.m.
- Proposals due
- December 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
- Council to Authorize Negotiation for Award
- January 19, 2027
- Tentative Date of Council Approval / Anticipated Award of Contract
- February 1, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via OpenGov portal or sealed hard copy / courier delivery
- Instructions
- Upload PDF via OpenGov portal, or deliver 1 original, 5 copies, and 1 USB drive to York County Procurement, Government Center Building, Room 3501, 6 S. Congress St., York, SC 29745. Cost proposal submitted together but separately.
Contract details
- Term
- Negotiated through a project schedule as agreed to by the parties
- Place of performance
- York County, SC
- Insurance and bonding
- Proof of insurance including professional liability, workers compensation, and employer liability; Certificates of Insurance due within 10 working days from notice of award naming York County as Additional Insured except Workers Compensation.